Eire have returned to the highest of the World Rugby rankings after South Africa’s defeat by Argentina on the weekend.
The Springboks have been overwhelmed 29-28 by the Pumas within the penultimate spherical of the Rugby Championship on Saturday.
The loss in Santiago value the back-to-back world champions 1.81 rating factors they usually now path Andy Farrell’s males by 0.35 factors.
The Springboks had been prime since overtaking Eire 11 months in the past when the Six Nations champions misplaced on the quarter-final stage of final yr’s World Cup in France.
The edges break up a two-Take a look at collection in July.
Elsewhere within the rankings, Fiji have taken ninth place from Australia after their win over Japan within the Pacific Nations Cup.